Fur skin hand mitten

ABSTRACT

A fur skin hand mitten as disclosed is comprised entirely of fur skin comprising a back portion including the back of the thumb and a front or palm portion including the front side of the thumb. The mitten is primarily for protection against the cold and the fur side of the skin is on the outside of the back portion of the mitten and on the inside of the front portion of the mitten including the front or opposing portion of the thumb, thereby improving the method of manufacture in that it is only necessary to handle a single material, that is animal fur skin to provide the above structure, and which is particularly advantageous for certain winter sport activities.

United @tates Patent 1191 Grali 1 May 29, 1973 FUR SKIN HAND MITTEN vPrimary Examiner-G. V. Larkin 75 l t. E tG fP tW h t ,N.Y. l 1 men ormes m r or I as mg on Attorney-Dean S. Edmonds, R. Morton Adams and [73]Assignee: Ben Kahn Furs Corp., New York, David w ld 1 eta].

N.Y. 22 Filed: Feb. 25 1972 [57] ABSTRACT A fur skin hand mitten asdisclosed is comprised en- [211 App]' 229538 tirely of fur skincomprising a back portion including the back of the thumb and a front orpalm portion in- [52] 11.8. C1 ..2/l58 cluding the front side of thethumb. The mitten is [51] Int. Cl. ..A41d 19/00, A4ld 13/10 primarilyfor protection against the cold and the fur [58] Field of Search..2/l58, 159,167 side of the skin is on the outside of the back portionof the mitten and on the inside of the front portion of the ReferencesCited mitten including the front or opposing portion of the thumb,thereby improving the method of manufacture 1 UNITED STATES PATENTS inthat it is only necessary to handle a single material, 2,411,926 12/1946Linick ..2 1ss that is animal fur skin to provide h a t 920,012 4/1909Boone ..2/167 and which is particularly advantageous for certain2,435,890 2/1948 Lembeck .....2/l58 winter sport activities, 2,364,74912/1944 OConnell ..2/169 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figures BACKGROUND OF THEINVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates toimprovements in mittens particularly hand mittens of the type providedfor protection against cold weather.

2. Description of the Prior Art There have been proposals for the makingof gloves and mittens of fur, but generally they are made with the furexposed on the back of the glove or mitten and a leather or fabric fromis provided for the palm section including the opposing thumb. It hasalso been proposed to make a mitten with fur front and back with the furside exposed both on the back and front of the mitten.

A mitten with the fur side of the material exposed on the palm and thumbsections is of limited desirability where grasping must be done becausethe exposed fur on the palm section of the mitten is not conductive togripping objects and becomes ragged and worn rather quickly in use.Ifthe mittens are used while handling an axe or shovel or similar tool,or ski poles, the exposed fur in the palm section of the mitten maycause undesirable slippage and tends to be caught in small crevasses inthe objects being handled.

Even for driving an automobile, a mitten with the fur exposed on thepalm section may tend to decrease ones grip on the steering wheel of theautomobile. Mittens having exposed fur on the palm section and usedextensively will undoubtedly show palm wear so as to contrastunfavorably with the fur on the non-wearing surfaces of the mittens. a

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a handmitten of animal fur skin which will avoid the above disadvantages andenhance the comfort of the wearer.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The mitten according to the concept ofthe present invention comprises a hand fur mitten including back, palm,and thumb sections of natural fur skin having a fur side and a dressedor tanned side. The fur side of the back section and the back of thethumb section are outside or exposed with the dressed side adjacent theback of the hand of the wearer. The fur sides of the skin of the palm orfront section and the inside of the thumb section are on the inside ofthe mitten while the dressed sides of these sections are exposed.

All parts of the mitten are made from a single material, that is, anatural animal fur skin which has been tanned or dressed. The back ofthe mitten including the back of the thumb and desirably the back of thewrist section are preferably cut as one piece from a fur skin by the useof a pattern. Using the same material, that is from the same skin forexample, a pattern is used to cut out the palm section and a separatepattern used to cut out the section for the inside of the thumb. Theinside wrist portion of the mitten is preferably made from a piece ofthe skin material, the fur of which is outside. The various sections aresewn together with the usual type of fur seaming.

Since the fur side of the material of the palm section is on the inside,an extra long piece may be used so that it runs the full length of thewrist section and is turned back to expose the fur on the inside of thewrist portion of the mitten.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TIE DRAWING The preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a view of the back of the mitten for the left hand with thethumb part projecting,

FIG. 2 is a' front view of the mitten shown in FIG. 1 showing the palmof the mitten with the thumb projecting to the side and the exposed furon the wrist section,

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line III-III of FIG. 1, and

FIG. 4 is a view showing patterns used in making the elements of themitten illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The improved mitten as shown inFIGS. 1 to 3 comprises a minimum number of parts cut from a fur skinaccording to the patterns shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 1 shows that the back ofthe mitten is comprised of a piece or section 10 with the fur exposed onthe back portion of the mitten, the piece 10 including an integralportion 12 comprising the back for the thumb. The piece 10 issufficiently long to cover the back of the hand and also the wrist of aperson wearing the mitten.

The front or palm section of the mitten as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3comprises a section of fur skin 14 to provide the palm of the mitten andan inside thumb section 16, both of which have the dressed side of theskin exposed while, as shown in FIG. 3, the fur side is located on theinside surfaces of those parts of the mitten. As shown in FIG. 2, themitten includes an inside wrist section 18 of the fur skin with the furon the outside.

The section 14 is sewn to the section It) by a seam 20 which extendsfrom a point 22 adjacent the thumb portion 16 around the end of themitten to the point 24. The section 14 is sewn to the base of the thumbsection 16 by a seam 26 extending from the point 22 to a point 28, andthe inside thumb section 16 is sewn to the back section 12 of the thumbby a seam 30 which extends from the point 22 to the point 28 as shown.

The seams referred to are exposed while the wrist section 18 is sewn tothe wrist portion of the section 10 and to the section 14 by the insideseams which are not visible in FIG. 2.

The pattern for the back portion of the mitten is intended to besomewhat larger than that for the front portion, and, as shown in FIG.2, the edges of the back portion including the back of the thumb areslightly bent over the front sections or given sufficient fullness onthe edges to allow for a comfortable fit with the front sections 14 and16 covering substantially only the front portions of the palm and thumb.

The patterns shown in FIG. 4 include a pattern 32 for the back, 34 forthe palm section, 36 for the wrist section 18, and 38 for the thumbsection 16. The various pattern elements as illustrated in FIG. 4 areprovided with peripheral markings which may be transferred to thecut-out elements of the fur skin so that they may be readily assembledin their correct relative positions.

If the section 14 is to be made long and folded at the edge 40 in FIG. 2so that the section 18 is integral with the section 14, the patternelement 36 may be integral with the element 34 and that elementelongated sufficiently to include as much as two lengths of the element36. This might involve some additional fur skin, but if that is not tooexpensive, it would provide a full fur lining on the inside portion ofthe mitten including the wrist section.

Mittens have been made of nutria and kangaroo skins and other suitablefur skins and artificial fur materials may be used.

Some of the advantages of the mitten constructed according to thepresent invention are as follows:

1.A full fur mitten is provided with the use ofa single fur skinmaterial.

2. Using only fur material, the location of the fur side on the sections14 and in provides a finished tanned surface to accept wear, facilitategripping and simultaneously provides a warmer mitten and one morepleasant to the touch than would be obtained by the use of a leatherfront.

3. A mitten for use in cold weather for handling various cold objects,such as tools and ski poles, and for driving automotive vehiclesincludes the finished wear surface on the sections l4 and 16 and at thesame time provides fur lining for warmth in handling cold objects suchas axes, shovel handles and steering wheels.

4. A full fur mitten is provided which includes only a few simple partsall of the same material, an animal fur skin. I

5. Placing the fur sides of the sections 16 and 14 inwardly provideswarmth for the wearer and avoids damaging the fur side of the mitten.

I claim:

1. A hand fur mitten of natural fur skin for protection against coldweather and adapted to accept wear when using tools and other objectssuch as ski poles, the mitten including back, palm and thumb sections ofnatural fur skin having fur on one side and a dressed or tanned surfaceon the other side, wherein the fur side of the back section and that ofthe back of the thumb section are exposed on the outer side of themitten, and wherein the fur side of the palm section and the fur side ofthe front of the thumb section are located on the inside of the mittento protect from cold weather and not be subject to wear while thedressed side of these skin sections are on the outside and scams joiningthe back,

palm and thumb sections together in a mitten form.

1. A hand fur mitten of natural fur skin for protection against coldweather and adapted to accept wear when using tools and other objectssuch as ski poles, the mitten including back, palm and thumb sections ofnatural fur skin having fur on one side and a dressed or tanned surfaceon the other side, wherein the fur side of the back section and that ofthe back of the thumb section are exposed on the outer side of themitten, and wherein the fur side of the palm section and the fur side ofthe front of the thumb section are located on the inside of the mittento protect from cold weather and not be subject to wear while thedressed side of these skin sections are on the outside and seams joiningthe back, palm and thumb sections together in a mitten form.